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There is a term ‘special needs’ and when it is used – there is an assumption that we all know what that means. But do we?

Or is it kind to be right? A dilemma When we think of ‘Mother’ we can be drawn to an expectation of ‘kindness’ – it is as if ‘being kind’ should be one of the core skills on any job description for a mother. But another expectation that mothers have on themselves is to “get it right”. I love the expression attributed to Wayne Dyer, “When you have a choice between being right and being kind – choose kind.” We all have experiences of mothers being less than kind. Quite often in doing this they are trying to prove that

Feelings of guilt are only helpful if they inspire you to make changes. If you are feeling guilty, the chances are your kids are feeling guilty too. Let’s take the blame shame and guilt out of being a mum, or a child!

If Adolescence is the process of changing from child to adult, and Matrescence is the process of changing from woman to mother – let’s explore ‘Patrescence’ as the process of changing from man to father.